Pepperoni Pan Pizza

Preheat oven to 500*F.

*Pizza Dough, purchased frozen and thawed completely or see recipe below

*12 to 16 ounces Pepperoni Slices

*8 String Cheese, cut into Cubes and/or 6 ounces Mozzarella, cubed. Note: String cheese will not melt as regular Mozzarella

*Homemade Pizza Sauce

*2 tablespoons Extra Light Olive Oil

*4 Cloves Garlic, Pressed or minced

*1 can 28 ounce Crushed Tomatoes or 2 (14.5 ounce) cans Diced Tomatoes

*1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning

*2 teaspoons Sugar

*Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper, to taste

Sauté the garlic in olive oil about 1 minute, then add tomatoes, Italian seasoning, sugar and salt and pepper. Simmer about 30 minutes or until concentrated.

Recipe adapted from Food Network

Pan Pizza Dough

*Recipe for 1 pan pizza

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Pan Pizza Crust Recipe:

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Proofing the Yeast:

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*1 cup warm Water

*2 teaspoons Dry Active Yeast

*2 teaspoon Sugar, food for the yeast

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In a small bowl add the above ingredients, let sit until bubbly.

Whisk together:

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*1/2 teaspoon Salt

*1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

*2 cups Bread Flour, more if needed

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Add:

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*1 tablespoon Extra Light Olive Oil

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Combine all the above wet and dry ingredients and knead into a soft ball. (Let the dough rise or rest 10 minutes)

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Roll out soft ball dough into a rectangular shape, until right size for your pizza pan. I used an metal Rectangular Pan or Detroit-style pizza pan. Oil the pan with olive oil on the bottom or spray well with cooking spray. (You can also use a very small amount of corn meal on the bottom of pizza pan to help with sticking.)

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Note: Poke hole marks in pizza dough with a fork to allow for air flow.

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Bake the pizza crust at 500*F for 5 minutes, then remove pizza crust from the oven add the pepperoni on the dough. Then layer the cubed mozzarella up to the edge of pan for a crispy cheese crust edge. Spoon the pizza sauce in three lines over the mozzarella, pepperoni layers and bake another 10 to 15 minutes until golden, hot and bubbly. Note: If you use string cheese won’t be bubbly.

Remove pizza from pan on top a cutting board and cut into squares. Enjoy!

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Also see Barbecue Pizza for link to crust recipe and Thai Zucchini Chicken Pizza for step by step instructions and Homemade Sweet Red Chili Sauce

Enjoy!

Lindy